fandom Stories - SB Nation
Sports: Loyalty vs. Rationality
In today's Boston Globe, Samuel Arbesman argues that being a hard-core fan is less rational than being a fair-weathered one. His rationale is rather involved, so I'm going to quote at length from the ...
A Treatise on Fandom and the Rays
With the beginning of the season fast approaching, I’ve been finding myself being very reflective. A year ago today, our team was still considered a laughing stock by many – a .500 t...
Optimistically Defying Logic
"Quite simply captain, I examined the problem from all angles, and it was plainly hopeless. Logic informed me that under the circumstances, the only logical action would have to be one of desperation...







